Institute of Astronomy Seminars take place each Wednesday in the Hoyle Building Lecture Theatre and are preceeded by a bread and cheese lunch in the Hoyle Foyer at 12:30. IoA Colloquia take place each Thursday during Full Term in the Hoyle Building Lecture Theatre and are preceded by tea at 15:30 and followed by a wine reception in the Hoyle Foyer. Joint Colloquia with the Cavendish Astrophysics group are on a Tuesday or Thursday.

Talks Archive

The Institute keeps an archive of previous talks at the IoA.

Additional Talks Information

Upcoming Institute of Astronomy Talks

Wednesday 04 October 2023

William Baker

Inside-out growth in the early Universe: a core in a vigorously star-forming disc

Series: Institute of Astronomy Seminars
Time: 13:15-13:40
Venue: The Hoyle Lecture Theatre + Zoom  [details]

Thursday 05 October 2023

Prof. Naoki Yoshida (University of Tokyo)

Formation of the first stars, galaxies, and black holes

Series: Institute of Astronomy Colloquia
Time: 16:00-17:00
Venue: Hoyle Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy  [details]

Friday 06 October 2023

Sthabile Kolwa (Johannesburg)

Observations of kinetic feedback in radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) hosts

Series: Galaxies Discussion Group
Time: 11:30-12:30
Venue: Ryle seminar room + online  [details]

Thursday 12 October 2023

Prof Kim Venn (University of Victoria, Canada)

Title to be confirmed

Series: Institute of Astronomy Colloquia
Time: 16:00-17:00
Venue: Hoyle Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy  [details]

Thursday 19 October 2023

Nataliea Lowson (U. Southern Queensland)

Decoding Exoplanet Personalities Big and Small while Inspiring the Next Generation (Note unusual day)

Series: Exoplanet Seminars
Time: 13:00-14:00
Venue: Ryle seminar room + ONLINE - Details to be sent by email  [details]

Prof. Charles Gammie (University of Illinois, USA)

Title to be confirmed

Series: Institute of Astronomy Colloquia
Time: 16:00-17:00
Venue: Hoyle Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy  [details]

Thursday 26 October 2023

Amaury Triaud (University of Birmingham)

Title to be confirmed

Series: Institute of Astronomy Colloquia
Time: 16:00-17:00
Venue: Hoyle Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy  [details]

Thursday 02 November 2023

Prof. Hiranya Peiris (University of Cambridge)

Title to be confirmed

Series: Institute of Astronomy Colloquia
Time: 16:00-17:00
Venue: Hoyle Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy  [details]

Friday 03 November 2023

Jindra Gensior (University of Zurich)

TBD

Series: Galaxies Discussion Group
Time: 11:30-12:30
Venue: Ryle seminar room + online  [details]

Thursday 09 November 2023

Prof. Isobel Hook (Lancaster University)

Title to be confirmed

Series: Institute of Astronomy Colloquia
Time: 16:00-17:00
Venue: Hoyle Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy  [details]

Upcoming External Talks

Monday 09 October 2023

Swagat Saurav Mishra (Nottingham)

Primordial black holes and stochastic inflation beyond slow roll

Series: Cosmology Lunch
Time: 13:00-14:00
Venue: CMS, Pav. B, CTC Common Room (B1.19) [Potter Room]  [details]

Yinuo Han (IOA, Cambridge)

The radial and vertical structure of debris disks

Series: DAMTP Astro Mondays
Time: 14:00-15:00
Venue: MR14 DAMTP and online  [details]

Monday 16 October 2023

Elisa Chisari and Thomas Bakx (Utrecht)

Title to be confirmed

Series: Cosmology Lunch
Time: 13:00-14:00
Venue: CMS, Pav. B, CTC Common Room (B1.19) [Potter Room]  [details]

Charles Gammie (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Title to be confirmed

Series: DAMTP Astro Mondays
Time: 14:00-15:00
Venue: MR14 DAMTP and online  [details]

Monday 23 October 2023

Jens Chluba (Manchester)

Title to be confirmed

Series: Cosmology Lunch
Time: 13:00-14:00
Venue: CMS, Pav. B, CTC Common Room (B1.19) [Potter Room]  [details]

Itai Linial (Institute of Advanced Study and Columbia)

Title to be confirmed

Series: DAMTP Astro Mondays
Time: 14:00-15:00
Venue: MR14 DAMTP and online  [details]

Monday 30 October 2023

Clement Pryke (Minnesota)

Title to be confirmed

Series: Cosmology Lunch
Time: 13:00-14:00
Venue: CMS, Pav. B, CTC Common Room (B1.19) [Potter Room]  [details]

Clement Baruteau (IRAP, Toulouse)

Title to be confirmed

Series: DAMTP Astro Mondays
Time: 14:00-15:00
Venue: MR14 DAMTP and online  [details]

Monday 06 November 2023

Barry Ginat

Title to be confirmed

Series: Cosmology Lunch
Time: 13:00-14:00
Venue: CMS, Pav. B, CTC Common Room (B1.19) [Potter Room]  [details]

Oliver Gressel (Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam)

Title to be confirmed

Series: DAMTP Astro Mondays
Time: 14:00-15:00
Venue: Streaming in MR14 and online  [details]